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I lack the ecomonic knowledge needed to say whether or not income taxes are necessary for the United States.
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No economic knowledge needed. From 1791 to 1913 we survived without an income tax. If you can manage to get by without something for 120+ years, it's probably not necessary.
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since the vast majority of elected officials have chosen to upheld the income tax and have not challenged it, and since the courts repedatly have stated that the income tax is in line with the constitution I feel no pain for those who are arrested for tax evasion.
...Im not against peaceful civil disobediance, but as long as they brake the current laws of the nation I also think there need to be some penalties handed out to those who choose to go that way.
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Yes, it's clearly best for society when violations of unjust laws are punished.
edit: nice freudian slip with the word "brake."
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You do of course realize that the national publicity MLK gained from photos like this are one of the main reasons the civil rights movement began building momentum, right?